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12:16 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Madigan Says House Is Short Of Gay Marriage Votes

Credit housedem.state.il.us

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan predicts a rough road ahead for a same-sex marriage bill. He says passing the bill out of the lower-chamber would be ``very difficult.'' 

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Developing
5:09 pm
Mon January 7, 2013

Pension Reform Passes Committee, No House Vote Yet

Credit Illinois.gov


There’s no deal on a pension reform plan at the Illinois Capitol…yet.


The Illinois House adjourned without a floor vote on a contentious plan to change the state’s troubled public employee pension system. An Illinois House committee today gave bi-partisan approval to a plan sponsored by Representative Elaine Nekritz. She says she expects it to be called for a vote by the House Tuesday, at the earliest.


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Government
4:48 am
Mon January 7, 2013

Pension Vote Possible Monday

Credit state of Illinois

Illinois lawmakers could move forward with a plan to address the state's pension woes. A House committee is expected to consider a proposal when it meets on Monday. The expected vote comes after a Sunday meeting of the Illinois House that accomplished little. But legislators still say they can still tackle the state's pension problem before the General Assembly adjourns for good on Wednesday.

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